Case for blanks



(No Model.)

J. F. WILMOT. CASE FOR BLANKS.

Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

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JOHN F. WILMOT, OF KEARNEY, NEBRASKA.

CASE FOR BLAN KS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,990, datedSeptember 20, 1892. Application filed July 11,1892. Serial No. 439,621.(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHN F. WILMOT, a resident of Kearney, in thecounty of Buffalo and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a- Case for Blanks, of which the following, whentaken in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming a parthereof, is a full and complete description, sufficient to enable oneskilled in the art to make and use the same.

My invention relates to receptacles for holding legal, insurance,real-estate, and other blank forms or papers; and its object is toobtain a casein which such or other blank forms can be placed in amanner in which they can be readily taken from the case when desired foruse or reference, to obtain a case of the character describedin the useof which anindex easily made and readily accessible can be referred tofor information concerning the location of any particular blank form insuch case, to obtain a case of the character described which can bereadily attached to or inserted in desks or cabinets as the same are nowand have for some time been made, and to obtain a case of the kind namedwhich will be economical in construction, simple in operation, and to agreat extent dust-proof.

In the drawings referred to as accompanying and forming a part hereof,Figure 1 is a front elevation of one end of an ordinary desk and of acase embodying my invention attached thereto at one end thereof, thecase being closed; Fig. 2, an end elevation of a portion of a desk withthe case embodying my invention inserted therein and attached thereto;Fig. 3, a side elevation of the case embodying my invention, the casebeing closed, with the movable parts indicated by dotted lines; and Fig.4, a side elevation of the case embodying my device with the case openand with the index of the case open and indicating by dotted lines theposltion of the blank receptacle when opened, when the construction ofthe pivotal hinge, forming an element in the device, is varied in amanner hereinafter described.

The same letter of reference is used to in dicate a given part wheremore than one view thereof is shown in the several figures of thedrawings.

A A are respectively desks.

B is a case embodying my invention, at-

tached at one end of desk A, and B is a case embodying my invention,inserted in desk A.

O is the outer shell of case B, and is pref erably constructed of wood.

O is the movable part of shell 0, forming the front of the receptacle inwhich the blank forms are contained.

0 is a handle by which the receptacle c011- tained in shell 0 can beopened out from such shell.

D is the receptacle in which the blank forms are held.

dis thebottom of receptacle D, d is the back end thereof, and d is theupper line of one side of such receptacle. Either side of the receptaclecan be cut away on line 01 Receptacle D is attached to shell 0 bypivotal hinge E. Pivotal hinge E is located below or outside of thebottom 61 of receptacle D and consists of the eye-piece e and bolt 6.Bolt 6 may extend through the sides of the shell C, or, if preferred,the eye-piece 6 may have a shank 6 as indicated by dotted lines in Figs.1 and 4E and by full lines in Fig. 2, in which case the eyebolt 6 doesnot extend through the shell 0, but is secured in the desk A or A.Pivotal hinge E is secured to the bottom d of the receptacle D at apoint nearer the front lid 0 thereof than to the back d thereof. Thecutting away of the side of receptacle D, as heretofore described, isdone in order to facilitate inspection of the contents of thereceptacle.

d is the upper line of one of the sides of the receptacle D, and D is anindex-holder hinged to such side. Index-holder D has on the sidesthereof grooves d d, and F is a removable index inserted in index-holderD by being slid into the grooves d 01 I make the index F removable, sothat it can be taken out of the holder D and replaced by a new index orchanged by having additional or different subject-matter insertedthereon.

G G G are division-sheets inserted in receptacle D, and g g g are tagson the upper edge of such division-sheets, on which tags are placednumbers, letters, or other marks corresponding with the numbers,letters, or other marks on index F, so that by reference to such indexthe contents of the receptacle D, placed between or to one side of anyof the division- ICC sheets G, can be determined, and thereby thedesired blank form orother paper can be readily taken from thereceptacle D.

The purpose of hinging the index-holder D to the receptacle D on line clof the side of such receptacle is to enable the person using the case toturn such index over the upper edge of the contents of the receptacle Dwhen such receptacle is to be closed, and ,to open such index-holderinto suitable position so that the index contained therein can bereadilyinspected when the case is opened for the obtaining of a blank or otherpaper therefrom. The purpose of placing the pivotal hinge E nearer thefront end of the receptacle D than to the back end thereof is to obtaingreater weight back of such pivotal hinge when the receptacle D isclosed in shell 0 than in front of such pivotal hinge, and thereby toretain the receptacle D closed in shell 0 by gravity.

H is a stop placed on end d of receptacle D in position to engage withthe stationary portion H of the front of shell 0 when such receptacle Dis opened.

I, Fig. 2, is a lock of ordinary construction, which may be placed onreceptacle D, looking it in the shell 0, if desired.

Upon inspection of the receptacle D, Fig. 4, and a comparison of theposition of such receptacle as shown by full lines and its position asshown by dotted lines the purpose and elfect of the placing of the shanke in pivotal hinge E is readily perceived. Where the shank is extremelyshort, the blanks or papers contained in the receptacle D are largelysupported on the ends thereof when such receptacle D is opened and uponthe sides when the receptacle is closed. By extending the shank e in thepivotal hinge E the inclination of the receptacle D is lessened whenopened and less of the weight of the blanks or other papers contained insuch re ceptacle rests upon the ends of such blanks or other papers.

For large blanks or papers I deem it advisable to have the shank e inpivotal hinge E much longer thanfor smaller blanks or papers, in orderto prevent the buckling or falling of such blanks or papers, which mightoccur if the same were to any great extent supported upon their ends, asin the receptacle illustrated by the full lines in Fig. 4. The bottom dof receptacle D is not in contact with the bottom of the shell 0 back ofthe pivotal hinge E, and in front of such pivotal hinge the bottom ofsuch shell is cut away to allow the receptacle D to be opened. The innerweight of the receptacle D is thus at all times resting on the pivotalhingeE and the additional weight of the receptacle, with its contents,back of such pivotal hinge over the weight thereof in front of the hingewhen such receptacle is closed to keep the lid or front 0' of suchreceptacle D in close contact with the sides and the stationary part ofthe front of the shell 0. The sides of the receptacle D are brought nearto the sides of the shell 0, and hence when closed the device isrendered practically dust-proof.

When the case is placed within a desk, as illustrated in Fig. 2, wheresuchcase is illustrated as being placed in one of the receptaclesordinarily made for standing books in, the sides of such book-receptaclemay and ordinarily do form the sides of the shell lettered O in Figs. 1,3, and 4, and in such case such sides lettered J J may extend below thebottom at of receptacle D, and considerable extension of shank e ofpivotal hinge E can then be made, while bolt 6 is still insorted in thesides J J of the shell. When, however, the device is attached to the endof a desk, as illustrated in Fig. 1, any considerable extension of theshank e will necessitate the securing of the bolt e in the desk A, asindicated by the dotted lines in such Fig. 1, although it will beevident that in such case the sides of the shell E can be extended sothat such bolts may pass through such sides, and such an extension isindicated by the dotted lines lettered J 2 J respectively, in such Fig.1.

Shell 0 may properly be termed a casing,

the term shell being used merely to avoid misunderstanding withreference to the receptacle C and the receptacle D. I

IIavin g thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. In a case for blanks, the combination of a casing, ablank-receptacle, and a pivotal hinge secured to the blanlcreceptacle onthe under and out side thereof, the bolt of such pivotal hinge extendingthrough support thereof forward of the center of gravity of theblank-receptacle, and the front of such blank-receptacle forming aportion of the front of the casing, substantially as described.

2. In a case for blanks, the combination of a shell consisting of sides,top, and back and a front divided into two parts, and a blankreceptaclewhereof the front consists of one of theparts forming the front of theshell, such blank-receptacle consisting of a bottom, side, and ends, anda pivotal hinge secured to the bottom of such blank-receptacle on theoutside and forward of the center of gravity thereof, whereby in openingthe blank-receptacle it will turn around a pivotal point underneath andoutside of such receptacle, substantially as described.

3. In a case for blanks, the combination of a shell forming a casing, ablank-receptacle, and a pivotal hinge, such pivotal hinge being placedunderneath and outside of the blankreceptacle and forward of the centerof gravity of such receptacle and contents, with an index-holder hingedto the upper edge of one of the sides of the blank-receptacle, an indexcontained in such holder, and division-sheets having marks thereoncorresponding with the marks on the index contained in theblankreceptacle, substantially as described.

4. In a case for blanks, the combination of a shell consisting of sides,top, and back and a front divided into two parts, and a blankreceptaolewhereof the front consists of one of the parts forming the front of theshell, such blank-receptacle consisting of a bottom, side, and ends, astop on the back end of the blank-receptacle, adapted to come in contactwith the stationary part of the front of the shell when theblank-receptacle is Open,

to and a pivotal hinge secured to the bottom of such blank-receptacle onthe outside and forward of the center of gravity thereof, whereby inopening the blank-receptacle it will turn around a pivotal pointunderneath and outside of such receptacle, substantially as de- 1 5scribed.

JOHN F. WILMOT. Witnesses:

CHARLES TURNER BROWN, FLORA L. BROWN.

